Jeremiah 27:2-4

Jeremiah 27:2-4Contemporary English Version (CEV)

Slaves of Nebuchadnezzar

27 1-2 Not long after Zedekiah became king of Judah,[a] the Lord told me:

Jeremiah, make a wooden yoke[b] with leather straps, and place it on your neck. 3 Then send a message to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Some officials from these countries are in Jerusalem, meeting with Zedekiah. 4 So have them tell their kings that I have said:

I am the All-Powerful Lord God of Israel,

Footnotes:

27.1,2Not long after Zedekiah became king of Judah: A few manuscripts and one ancient translation; most Hebrew manuscripts “Not long after Jehoiakim became king of Judah”; most manuscripts of another ancient translation do not have these words. Jehoiakim ruled 609-598 B.C., and Zedekiah ruled 598-586 B.C.

27.1,2yoke: A wooden collar that fits around the neck of an ox, so the ox can be made to pull a plow or a cart.

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